Kids playing by the Karak Castle. Photo Courtesy of JoLadies

Written By: F. Kay As Tawjihi students started the school year, the holy month of Ramadan began, and ironically, summer’s high temperatures continued to climb. As if studying and concentrating was not enough for Tawjihi students, they are now forced to do it while fasting and melting with this summer’s awfully high temperatures. The unbearable.

Written By: Ramsey Tesdell A community forum in Salt was held recently to determine the needs and wants of the community in Salt. The Amman Institute, a spin off of the Amman municipality, organized the event after the Salt municipality solicited their help in developing a master plan for Salt. The event took place in.

Written By: Susan Miller-Coulter Cast of characters:  Fourteen young ladies, two mini-video cameras, two teachers, a film-maker, and a volunteer climbed into a commuter bus on a blazingly hot morning. Checklist: Release forms for interviewing “people on the street,” spare tapes for the mini-cams, permission from police for filming in public locations, and water; except.

Start Time: Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 9:30pm End Time: Friday, September 26, 2008 at 11:00pm Location: SAKIA, Beit Al-Harrawy, and Jesuits Cuture center City/Town: Cairo, Egypt Contact InfoEmail:info@eftekasat.com Uniquely talented artist “RUBA SAQR” will be a guest star featured by EFTEKASAT Jazz and World Music group in the band’s SUFI JAZZ TOUR. Ruba will.

Words & Photos: Naseem Tarawnah It starts with an idea. A blogger who emails another, who emails a friend, and before you know it, you have an online campaign spreading through the local blogosphere and social networking sites. Some might call it online activism coming alive, but at the end of the day, it took.

Start Time:Sunday, August 31, 2008 at 7:30pm End Time:Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 10:00pm Location:Blouzaat – Jabal Amman Street:Rainbow Street City/Town:Amman, Jordan Phone:0777280130 Email:omernos@yahoo.com

Adventure Guide du jour: Ramsey Tesdell One of the best things about Amman is the proximity of neat things around it. You won’t find me spending much time defending the traffic jams of the capital of Jordan, but will find me out in the rural areas exploring the microenvironments around Jordan. One of my favorite.

Concert by Hala Hachem (soprano) and Zina Asfour (piano) at the Union Bank Concert Hall in Shmeisani. On August 28 at 8:00pm. Entrance: JD5. Tel: 4612658